From f6130dc1ae3bea244e5ca265ebceed0d6a2d95a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oscgonfer <oscgonfer@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:00:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Encode non-present battery as -1

---
 meshtastic/telemetry.proto | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meshtastic/telemetry.proto b/meshtastic/telemetry.proto
index 0f2400c..29d8730 100644
--- a/meshtastic/telemetry.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/telemetry.proto
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ option swift_prefix = "";
  */
 message DeviceMetrics {
   /*
-   * 0-100 (>100 means powered)
+   * 0-100 (>100 means powered, -1 means not connected)
    */
-  optional uint32 battery_level = 1;
+  optional int32 battery_level = 1;
 
   /*
    * Voltage measured